CBIS 3210 Test 1 Question and Answers 100% Correct 2023/2024

Information Systems Analysis and Design - Correct Answer The process of developing and maintaining an information system Application Software - Correct Answer Software designed to process data and support users in an organization. Examples include spreadsheets, word processors, and database management systems. System - Correct Answer A group of interrelated procedures used for a business function, with an identifiable boundary, working together for some purpose Component - Correct Answer An irreducible part or aggregation of parts that makes up a system; also called a subsystem Interrelated - Correct Answer Dependence of one part of the system on one or more other system parts Boundary - Correct Answer The line that marks the inside and outside of a system and that sets off the system from its environment Purpose - Correct Answer The overall goal or function of a system Environment - Correct Answer Everything external to a system that interacts with the system Interface - Correct Answer Point of contact where a system meets its environment or where subsystems meet each other Constraint - Correct Answer A limit to what a system can accomplish Decomposition - Correct Answer The process of breaking the description of a system down into small components; also known as functional decomposition Modularity - Correct Answer Dividing a system up into chunks or modules of a relatively uniform size Coupling - Correct Answer The extent to which subsystems depend on each other Cohesion - Correct Answer The extent to which a system or subsystem performs a single function Systems Analyst - Correct Answer The organizational role most responsible for the analysis and design of information systems